Chairman of the Fed : William McChesney Martin, Jr., and the creation of the modern American financial system /

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Author / Creator:Bremner, Robert P., 1940- author.
Imprint:New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]
Description:1 online resource (vi, 357 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11156773
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ISBN:9780300127799
0300127790
0300105088
9780300105087
1281729701
9781281729705
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-344) and index.
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Summary:This is the first biography of William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906-1998), the first paid president of the New York Stock Exchange and the chairman of the Federal Reserve System under Presidents Truman to Nixon. The extent of Martin's influence on the course of American economic history was significant: arguably he has done more to strengthen and reform the nation's most important financial institutions than has any other individual. Chairman of the Fed tells Martin's fascinating lifre story and explains his lasting impact on the NYSE and the Fed, both troubled institutions that Martin transformed. The book provides an inside look into the economic deliberations of five presidential administrations and describes Martin's battles to bring about ethical and intelligent regulation of U.S. financial markets. His experiences shed light not only on the evolution of the American financial system but also on critical issues that confront the system today.
Other form:Print version: Bremner, Robert P., 1940- Chairman of the Fed. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004 0300105088